272
272
Oct 7, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 272
favorite 0
quote 1
right now, we're already seeing that mitt romney is using personal stories in the debate of people he met on the campaign trail. and using them on the stump in states like florida, as he is doing this weekend. we are seeing a more energetic and happier mitt romney. and that is a good image for him. and of course, we're seeing ads come out about the debates on both sides and could stop a second look. but it should help, for now. >> so david, the second presidential debate, could it potentially erase all the talk like this. because the president is not going to be caught flat-footed the second time around, i'm guessing? >> i highly doubt it. he is very competitive. and when he is on his game he is very good. so i think what it does is raise expectations to a degree for romney. but also for the president, because all of us are expecting him to come back, come out with guns blazing, i think for romney the key is not that he needs to decisively win as he did in the first debate, but if he can hold his own and look as sharp as he did, then even with a good, strong president obama performanc
right now, we're already seeing that mitt romney is using personal stories in the debate of people he met on the campaign trail. and using them on the stump in states like florida, as he is doing this weekend. we are seeing a more energetic and happier mitt romney. and that is a good image for him. and of course, we're seeing ads come out about the debates on both sides and could stop a second look. but it should help, for now. >> so david, the second presidential debate, could it...
207
207
Sep 29, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 207
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney, the degree of difficulty for him in this debate is about 9 out of 10. because he's got to make a critique of the administration, look like a potential president, do this kindly, and do all this in 90 minutes is not a long period of time. so he's got so much he has to do at once. that would be something that even a very great political natural would have a hard time doing. >> so then the sense to you is that he has more to prove or can he also abide by the do no harm and come out of it unscathed and perhaps get that bump just for showing up? >> this is the problem. because if he does no harm, presumably his lag in the polls, five to seven points, will remain. he has to use this first debate, which is the one that most people are going to remember and notice, to essentially move public opinion. that's a tough thing to do. >> okay, michael, always a pleasure. thank you so much. >> same here, be well, alex. >>> how do you feel, no place like home and no soup for you. joining me now a retail and economics analyst. with a welcome to you. there's a good news w
mitt romney, the degree of difficulty for him in this debate is about 9 out of 10. because he's got to make a critique of the administration, look like a potential president, do this kindly, and do all this in 90 minutes is not a long period of time. so he's got so much he has to do at once. that would be something that even a very great political natural would have a hard time doing. >> so then the sense to you is that he has more to prove or can he also abide by the do no harm and come...
291
291
Sep 30, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 291
favorite 0
quote 0
romney to change the dynamics of the debate. he's going to help that he can think on his feet and come up with real spontaneous responses, the fact that he's too scripted has actually worked against him. the president has to turn in a work man like performance kind of like he did at the convention, nothing that's spectacular, but nothing that loses him any ground. but a lot of pressure on romney. >> same question to you, wayne, on which one has the more pressure on him factor. >> it's really both, certainly given the way the race has been going, mitt romney has been a lot to prove, this could be a big make or break moment for him. but the way expectations have been set, which is to say that romney, after performing poorly sometimes on the stump and not as well as president obama which of course is lauded for his great oratory, i think people expect a lot from president obama, so if he does turn in a work man like performance, or if he falls into any of his traps, if he looks peevish, anything along those lines, he could have a b
romney to change the dynamics of the debate. he's going to help that he can think on his feet and come up with real spontaneous responses, the fact that he's too scripted has actually worked against him. the president has to turn in a work man like performance kind of like he did at the convention, nothing that's spectacular, but nothing that loses him any ground. but a lot of pressure on romney. >> same question to you, wayne, on which one has the more pressure on him factor. >>...
177
177
Jan 8, 2012
01/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 177
favorite 0
quote 0
what is romney's message following today's debate? >> reporter: i think the romney camp is feeling good about where they stand after the two debates over the weekend. tim pawlenty, former minnesota governor is on stage now warming up the crowd. later today, mitt romney will be joined by governor christie of new jersey, and governor haily has been there, too. there's an overnight poll that has him down by five points, and he still have a comfortable lead and always has here. his camp is happy he has survived unscathed. i think the feeling in the romney camp is that romney handled the attacks well and gave as good as he got. they are feeling good about things, but they are not taking anything for granted. the race moves from here to south carolina, and then that's a little bit tougher ground for romney to do well in because it's a more conservative state. at this point they are feel good about where he stands. >> do you, as you watch this, last night to today, and we did not see much sleep deprivation today. do you think romney is invig
what is romney's message following today's debate? >> reporter: i think the romney camp is feeling good about where they stand after the two debates over the weekend. tim pawlenty, former minnesota governor is on stage now warming up the crowd. later today, mitt romney will be joined by governor christie of new jersey, and governor haily has been there, too. there's an overnight poll that has him down by five points, and he still have a comfortable lead and always has here. his camp is...
1,217
1.2K
Jan 29, 2012
01/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 1,217
favorite 0
quote 0
they were used by romney camp this week. ratchet up attacks been gingrich in debate. vocal supporters in the audience. flood market with mailers and tv commercials and send surrogates to gingrich campaign events. is this classic strategy if you have the money to do it or is there something new here? >> i was pretty surprised reading the new york times story that this was the story the romney campaign wanted coming out last week. they allowed attacks and the process of their attacks to become the story. you saw the same thing at the debate the other night. while mitt romney was more disciplined, he still remained disconnected from the challenges middle class voters are facing. they allowed money managers and the moon to be the story coming out of the debate. i think if you're an average person at home, you're scratching our head and thinking, well, why do i want to hear about their attacks against the other candidates and the stuff they have to take to do that? why don't -- i want to hear more about what they're going to do to make our economy better and get the middle
they were used by romney camp this week. ratchet up attacks been gingrich in debate. vocal supporters in the audience. flood market with mailers and tv commercials and send surrogates to gingrich campaign events. is this classic strategy if you have the money to do it or is there something new here? >> i was pretty surprised reading the new york times story that this was the story the romney campaign wanted coming out last week. they allowed attacks and the process of their attacks to...
270
270
Jan 21, 2012
01/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 270
favorite 0
quote 0
what does romney gain, then, by doing these debates? because they just seem to bruise him of late? if you were advising him, do you think he should just bow out of future upcoming debates? of pe's going to have to debate president obama, the incumbent. this is it a learning curve for everybody. i think governor romney has done a pretty good job, but you're not going to be run 00% on top of your game aum the time. these are learning curves that are necessary as you go into the general election. and the debates, of course, volcano newt gingrich's strong point, but, as you get into these other primaries and super tuesday, what you see is that governor romney has a strong organization, a strong fund raising edge, makes it harder i think for newt to compete over the long term. newt needs a win to stay in it i think. >> former south carolina's governor's wife jenny appeared on "hardball" this week. here's what she said on "hardball" about newt gingrich. >> as a voter, i encourage people to look at both sides, the personal side and if you're going to overcome somebody's moral failings or
what does romney gain, then, by doing these debates? because they just seem to bruise him of late? if you were advising him, do you think he should just bow out of future upcoming debates? of pe's going to have to debate president obama, the incumbent. this is it a learning curve for everybody. i think governor romney has done a pretty good job, but you're not going to be run 00% on top of your game aum the time. these are learning curves that are necessary as you go into the general election....
159
159
Jan 22, 2012
01/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 159
favorite 0
quote 0
meantime, mitt romney did not have such good performances during the debate, which might have hurt him. in the end, newt gingrich turned around, maybe 25 to 30 percentage point with the victory. this morning, both of the gentlemen were on the sunday morning talk circuit, talking about south carolina, what happened here. talking about how they need to change strategies going ahead to florida and beyond. here's a listen at what they had to say this morning. >> you have a clear establishment candidate in mitt romney. look where his monday money comes from, look at his babackg what he's done in massachusetts. he's been a reagan pop list conservative going back to the 1970s. that's a clear contrast. >> i faced a setback. you know, in my experience, a lot of people face setbacks. you come back from them. that's the only way to come back from the inevitable down turns. we're hoping and expecting to do that down the road. >> all right. this race is going to be wide open from here now. we go to florida tonight and they will start campaigning on the ground there tomorrow. the primary there is on
meantime, mitt romney did not have such good performances during the debate, which might have hurt him. in the end, newt gingrich turned around, maybe 25 to 30 percentage point with the victory. this morning, both of the gentlemen were on the sunday morning talk circuit, talking about south carolina, what happened here. talking about how they need to change strategies going ahead to florida and beyond. here's a listen at what they had to say this morning. >> you have a clear establishment...
207
207
Sep 22, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 207
favorite 0
quote 0
only two from mitt romney. amy, as we count down, we're 11 days from the first debates. the tax release obviously is going to come up there. but is this strategically smart? because the romney camp needs the debates to be the only story basically if they expect to gain any ground. kind of get everything out of the way leading up to it and really have, you know, nothing coming out of the woodwork as they get into those. he can shine. >> right. yes. and yesterday you did hear a lot of griping from republicans. i heard from a few myself. they were saying why did this happen today. this came on the heels of this 47% that governor romney has had to defend all week. he's been reacting to the news instead of making news, making news in the right way. i think what they need to do now is they need to pivot back to the economy. they haven't been able to do that since the convention. i think that you'll start seeing that. that's probably why they released their documents on friday. they hope to have a fresh start on monday. i think you'll see that in that campaign. >> as we talk ab
only two from mitt romney. amy, as we count down, we're 11 days from the first debates. the tax release obviously is going to come up there. but is this strategically smart? because the romney camp needs the debates to be the only story basically if they expect to gain any ground. kind of get everything out of the way leading up to it and really have, you know, nothing coming out of the woodwork as they get into those. he can shine. >> right. yes. and yesterday you did hear a lot of...
114
114
Jan 28, 2012
01/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 114
favorite 0
quote 0
i want to play this exchange from romney and gingrich from the last debate. >> i do not want to be the country that having gotten to the moon first, turned around and said it doesn't really matter. let the chinese dominate space, what do we care. >> if i had a business executive come to me and say they wanted to spend a few billion dollars to put a colony on the moon, i'd say you're fired. >> last night, you had mitt romney saying a strong space program is part of being an exceptional nation. they're in florida. the folks who rely on the space coast for livelihoods, how are they reacting? >> it's good to talk about what's important to people in their own neck of the woods, but you've got to give the voters more credit. these are are literally rocket scientists and they understand how the economy works. one of the things in that debate that romney called gingrich out for is kind of campaigning like a congressman. going to each little different district and doing little pork barrel promising. that might not play well statewide. the polls do show a good widening of the lead. we're looking
i want to play this exchange from romney and gingrich from the last debate. >> i do not want to be the country that having gotten to the moon first, turned around and said it doesn't really matter. let the chinese dominate space, what do we care. >> if i had a business executive come to me and say they wanted to spend a few billion dollars to put a colony on the moon, i'd say you're fired. >> last night, you had mitt romney saying a strong space program is part of being an...
190
190
May 26, 2012
05/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 190
favorite 0
quote 0
evil if you listen to the president, good if you listen to candidate romney? >> we are at the stage in the campaign right now when the two sides are setting the parameters for the debate that we have going forward. and i think that the nbc poll is a great example of that because it shows that not only are most people not familiar with bain capital, only 28% know enough about it to say whether they like it or whether they don't like it. so what we are doing right now is kind of having the insider dialogue of is bain capital a good or bad thing. once people in that insider world have kind of decided what's good and what's bad about ba ix n, then we can bring that to the masses and start paying attention really more in september and october. >> i want to talk quickly about the perspective of average folks. when you start asking about finance and you start asking about wall street, getting away from the money and power centers in new york and washington, where does wall street sentiment stand around the country right now? >> well, i think if you want to look at th
evil if you listen to the president, good if you listen to candidate romney? >> we are at the stage in the campaign right now when the two sides are setting the parameters for the debate that we have going forward. and i think that the nbc poll is a great example of that because it shows that not only are most people not familiar with bain capital, only 28% know enough about it to say whether they like it or whether they don't like it. so what we are doing right now is kind of having the...
137
137
Jan 7, 2012
01/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 137
favorite 0
quote 0
>>> plus, back to back debates. crucial showdowns. can romney's rivals close the gap? >>> and it's job one. putting americans back to work. good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." what is happening out there, tense moments on the campaign trail in new hampshire and in a city of derry yelling mitt kills jobs. >> even in massachusetts we balance the budget every year. we have some people who want to make themselves heard. hi, guys. how you doing? >> you heard the supporters in the meantime, rick santorum is in new hampshire manchester. just a few moments ago he took aim at president obama. >> this president has been doing laps. which is a huge cost. >> never did anything about it but four or five times, that tells you how conservative. he doubleded it size of the department of education at the same time he voted for that program to increase massively. the prescription drug program. >> at a newt gingrich event in new hampshire, ron mott, what is being said about the candidates in new hampshire? >> reporter: the supporters are hoping for a respectful
>>> plus, back to back debates. crucial showdowns. can romney's rivals close the gap? >>> and it's job one. putting americans back to work. good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." what is happening out there, tense moments on the campaign trail in new hampshire and in a city of derry yelling mitt kills jobs. >> even in massachusetts we balance the budget every year. we have some people who want to make themselves heard. hi, guys. how you...
231
231
Sep 22, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 231
favorite 0
quote 0
the debates are the only thing-polls show people have an unfavorable view of romney. most people are not going to be going to events in ohio. it's really going to be these national moments like the videos they see, debates they can see people think of him as more of a sunny, friendly person than they think of them now. >> patricia, do you think we're waiting down the clock and the people tuning in the political watchers who want to pay attention that the debates are really the big ticket when they start? >> yeah. the debates are absolutely going to be crucial. i tend to think, though, republicans in particular members of congress want to see mitt romney out on the stump more. they want to see him engaging with voters. they at least want those visuals. if there's any state he has to be in it is ohio. i agree with terry. i don't think that just going to ohio and opening yourself up to potential gaffes that can always happen when you have unscripted events. i do think it's at least answering the critics within the republican party who want to see mitt romney doing more.
the debates are the only thing-polls show people have an unfavorable view of romney. most people are not going to be going to events in ohio. it's really going to be these national moments like the videos they see, debates they can see people think of him as more of a sunny, friendly person than they think of them now. >> patricia, do you think we're waiting down the clock and the people tuning in the political watchers who want to pay attention that the debates are really the big ticket...
222
222
Feb 4, 2012
02/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 222
favorite 0
quote 0
that's brett o'donnell who did a good thing for romney, made him a much better debater. but the media reaction was really organic. i was in the press rooms when we thought, wow, what got into this guy? he's so much better. but mitt romney himself was angry, we heard, about this report and said, look, i'm the candidate. it's supposed to be me dog thin, not just the advisers making me. >> so it came from him. >> really? that's interesting. you talk about being on the campaign trail, which you've been for a number of weeks now. what's your biggest takeaway when you analyze the organizations, different campaign structures? >> we all talk about how romney has the best organization, and that's true. his campaign has really gamed out a long strategy. you can tell they're thinking about decisions weeks in advance. whereas the other campaigns are more adaptable, but they don't have these long strategies. you know, when you ask a certain question to the romney campaign, they know whether or not they want to answer it based on their long-held strategy. so it helps him going forward
that's brett o'donnell who did a good thing for romney, made him a much better debater. but the media reaction was really organic. i was in the press rooms when we thought, wow, what got into this guy? he's so much better. but mitt romney himself was angry, we heard, about this report and said, look, i'm the candidate. it's supposed to be me dog thin, not just the advisers making me. >> so it came from him. >> really? that's interesting. you talk about being on the campaign trail,...
154
154
Jan 15, 2012
01/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
they want to turn it into a contrast debate. romney wants this a referendum about a president, high unemployment. that's a big contest we are seeing already even before the nomination process is even over. >> david axelrod said governor romney praised the policies that got us into the mess and wants to bo back to the policies. is this the more lasting argument that will be out there over bain? >> you know, it might have a better impact in the general election doesn't -- does here in south carolina in the primary. i will tell you one of my clients, state house, called and said i don't like the bane attacks. i will endorse him because of the bain attacks. two other state legitimate toors do the same thing. this will help romney more in south carolina than hurt him. >> we will take a quick break and start up with you, crystal. ladies first, on the other side with your big three predictions right here on "weekends with alex witt." >>> scott williams with a look at the sunday weekend weather forecast. colder hair arrived back to the
they want to turn it into a contrast debate. romney wants this a referendum about a president, high unemployment. that's a big contest we are seeing already even before the nomination process is even over. >> david axelrod said governor romney praised the policies that got us into the mess and wants to bo back to the policies. is this the more lasting argument that will be out there over bain? >> you know, it might have a better impact in the general election doesn't -- does here in...
96
96
Feb 19, 2012
02/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 96
favorite 0
quote 0
they want to have a debate, newt gingrich wants to debate romney. mitt romney backed out of the debate schedule. i think he is still trying to make a huge play in georgia, newt gingrich is. but mitt romney is making it very, very tough for him. i'm not going to count him out yet, though. >> let me show you -- i have coffee in mine hand. i mixed up ohio, iowa, florida, georgia. more coffee right now. good to see you. we will see you again. let's go to the death of whitney houston. her familiar sly attending a private funeral service right now. here is a look at fair view cemetery, westfield, new jersey. houston will be buried alongside her father, john houston, as we offer this live picture for you. certainly you can see the crowd of onlookers. they have all waited at the entrance to try to get a final glimpse of her casket. out a newark funeral home less than an hour ago, two people had to help houston's mother, cissy, into a limousine. moments later, the hearst left while peck spectators with photographers were running behind that gold hearst. a ca
they want to have a debate, newt gingrich wants to debate romney. mitt romney backed out of the debate schedule. i think he is still trying to make a huge play in georgia, newt gingrich is. but mitt romney is making it very, very tough for him. i'm not going to count him out yet, though. >> let me show you -- i have coffee in mine hand. i mixed up ohio, iowa, florida, georgia. more coffee right now. good to see you. we will see you again. let's go to the death of whitney houston. her...
122
122
Feb 11, 2012
02/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 122
favorite 0
quote 0
he wants to debate the issues. but we are sharply divided from mitt romney. he's the goldman sachs. he won't audit the fed. let's keep it all secret. we have sharp differences with him. and we believe under romney this process of the wealth moving from the poor and the middle class to the rich is going to continue. >> doug, if you don't win maine, then realistically, when is your next opportunity as we look at this primary calendar? my director jason is is putting it up. we look at this calendar, where do you pick up a ron paul win? >> well, let me explain a little bit this delegate thing as we see it. as we see it. our object is to win delegates. we won beauty contests for two years and people kept saying, so what? it means nothing. there's no delegates. we won california straw poll and a week later they were saying herman cain is the front-runner because he won the florida straw poll. so our object is to win delegates. we will win minnesota. we may not win the beauty contest. but whether we come in third or seconds or first, we will have most of the delegates out of minnesota beca
he wants to debate the issues. but we are sharply divided from mitt romney. he's the goldman sachs. he won't audit the fed. let's keep it all secret. we have sharp differences with him. and we believe under romney this process of the wealth moving from the poor and the middle class to the rich is going to continue. >> doug, if you don't win maine, then realistically, when is your next opportunity as we look at this primary calendar? my director jason is is putting it up. we look at this...
169
169
Sep 16, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 169
favorite 0
quote 0
>> no, i don't think it will hurt mitt romney. i can't debate we have war fatigue in this country. i think americans can't sit back and watch an ambassador get slaughtered and not expect some kind of repercussions from america no matter what side of the aisle you stand on. >> megan, jonathan, ann. before i go to break, i do have time. i would like to hear your response to all of that as well. >> absolutely accurate. you know, when it comes to the jewish vote in particular in this country and i think a lot of people think when we're talking about israel that's what we're talking about. democrats traditionally have had a great advantage on that front. so i don't think we're really talking about a particular segment of the population that's going to be influenced by this debate. i think you're talking more broadly about whether people feel there will be a war that's imminent or not. so that's the right question to be answering. >> we'll take a short break. co. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough coll
>> no, i don't think it will hurt mitt romney. i can't debate we have war fatigue in this country. i think americans can't sit back and watch an ambassador get slaughtered and not expect some kind of repercussions from america no matter what side of the aisle you stand on. >> megan, jonathan, ann. before i go to break, i do have time. i would like to hear your response to all of that as well. >> absolutely accurate. you know, when it comes to the jewish vote in particular in...
176
176
Jun 2, 2012
06/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 176
favorite 0
quote 0
it's like the health care debate. >> but it's worked in the past though. i mean mitt romney and ted kennedy in that senate race, i mean romney was polling basically even with senator kennedy. and then they started rolling out exactly this argument. they brought in people from -- who had been laid off because of bain capital and sent them to rallies and they did commercials about it and that was where it went into a tailspin. so it's not that it doesn't work and that people don't understand it. >> but it it's not that it didn for them. >> running a state race and national race are completely different in the environment you have to run in, the media markets, all the surrogate speakers which can be problematic, the sunday shows, everything gets parsed even more. the media finding every little problem. >> also very quickly, in the republican primary, newt gingrich actually used this argument to great effect. he won south carolina on the strength of a tax on bain capital. >> if it worked so well, newt gingrich would be the nominee and he's not. >> there were o
it's like the health care debate. >> but it's worked in the past though. i mean mitt romney and ted kennedy in that senate race, i mean romney was polling basically even with senator kennedy. and then they started rolling out exactly this argument. they brought in people from -- who had been laid off because of bain capital and sent them to rallies and they did commercials about it and that was where it went into a tailspin. so it's not that it doesn't work and that people don't...
194
194
Feb 25, 2012
02/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 194
favorite 0
quote 0
adviser for mitt romney. thank you for joining me. >> good morning, alex or good afternoon. >> just a little bit in the afternoon here. let's talk about kathleen parker who has this column in "the washington post" who says rick santorum is president obama's dream candidate and stands no chance against candidate obama. who does the white house want to run against? >> well, both candidates have significant achilles heels and what kathleen parker talked about is santorum, the fact that his positions on social issues are far outside of the mainstream and it feels like every time he opens his mouth to talk about social issues he says something that's offensive to the majority of women in this country, but mitt romney also has a significant achilles heel and that is his inability to connect with middle class voters. you were talking about this earlier in the show. so, you know, the reality is the democrats, president obama doesn't get to pick who the nominee is, but he'll be ready to face whomever it is and we'll s
adviser for mitt romney. thank you for joining me. >> good morning, alex or good afternoon. >> just a little bit in the afternoon here. let's talk about kathleen parker who has this column in "the washington post" who says rick santorum is president obama's dream candidate and stands no chance against candidate obama. who does the white house want to run against? >> well, both candidates have significant achilles heels and what kathleen parker talked about is...
226
226
Sep 15, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 226
favorite 0
quote 0
but it also, then, reinforces the idea, and there's been a debate about this, is that maybe there are no swing voters, there are not many swing vetters. so this really is a battle of the bases. and i can tell you this, the romney campaign has looked like a campaign that believes it's more about boosting the republican base, finding republican leaning voters to show up, rather than persuading undecided voters in the middle. where they're going in swing states, who they're appearing with, what they're talking about, it still strikes me that they think, okay, there are no persuadables in the middle let's just boost republican turnout to an all-time high. >> okay. chuck todd. good to see you as always. thank you. >>> this program reminder, "daily rundown" with chuck todd airs every week day at 9:00 on msnbc. it's always chock full of political insights. >>> now to the growing scandal in london over topless photos of the duchess of cambridge kate middleton. britain's royal family has begun legal action against a french magazine which published the photographs of prince william's wife. offi
but it also, then, reinforces the idea, and there's been a debate about this, is that maybe there are no swing voters, there are not many swing vetters. so this really is a battle of the bases. and i can tell you this, the romney campaign has looked like a campaign that believes it's more about boosting the republican base, finding republican leaning voters to show up, rather than persuading undecided voters in the middle. where they're going in swing states, who they're appearing with, what...
170
170
Mar 18, 2012
03/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 170
favorite 0
quote 0
they were trying to gain up against mitt romney and be some sort of a force. but now -- you have rick santorum saying he wished newt gingrich would get out of the race so that the conservative vote could coalesce around him. what's the tenor of that relationship? >> well, i don't believe there was any collusion. i would encourage it for santorum. he needs newt gingrich to stay in the race. santorum cannot beat romney on a one-on-one base. if newt were to get out of the race which he won't santorum loses to mitt romney. the fact is if newt stays in the race, and picks off as many delegates as possible, rick does the same thing, ron paul does the same thing, that's the only way to the nomination without mitt romney having to represent the delegates. by the way that would be the only way in my opinion that rick santorum could even win the nomination because as i say if romney fails to first ballot, i don't think that there will be a lot of enthusiasm going forward and then he would have a chance to win the nomination. i don't think it has any -- there is no mathe
they were trying to gain up against mitt romney and be some sort of a force. but now -- you have rick santorum saying he wished newt gingrich would get out of the race so that the conservative vote could coalesce around him. what's the tenor of that relationship? >> well, i don't believe there was any collusion. i would encourage it for santorum. he needs newt gingrich to stay in the race. santorum cannot beat romney on a one-on-one base. if newt were to get out of the race which he won't...
140
140
Apr 15, 2012
04/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 140
favorite 0
quote 0
erin, i start with you, the mommy wars, this debate has been raging all week this is what mitt romney said on friday about it. >> i happen to believe that all moms are working moms. and if you have five sons, why, you your work is never over. >> so the up with chris hayes team here on msnbc they came across some sound from mitt romney in january. take a listen to this. >> i also like the idea that people who are receiving assistance, welfare assistance, have a responsibility of working. in my state, we made good progress in that regard. following the days of the welfare reform act. but then while i was governor, 85% of the people on a form of welfare assistance in my state, had no work requirement. and i wanted to increase the work requirement. i said for instance, that even if you have a child two years of age, you need to go to work. and people said, well that's heartless. and i said no, no, i'm willing to spend more giving day care to allow those parents to go back to work. it will cost the state more providing that day care, but i want the individuals to have the dignity of work.
erin, i start with you, the mommy wars, this debate has been raging all week this is what mitt romney said on friday about it. >> i happen to believe that all moms are working moms. and if you have five sons, why, you your work is never over. >> so the up with chris hayes team here on msnbc they came across some sound from mitt romney in january. take a listen to this. >> i also like the idea that people who are receiving assistance, welfare assistance, have a responsibility...
145
145
Mar 31, 2012
03/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 145
favorite 0
quote 0
i think rick santorum is a weaker general election nominee than mitt romney. it's easier for him to make his way to the middle than it is for rick santorum to make his way to the middle. >> you see voters coming back and saying, well, i don't know. then some of them are saying, look, i just can't get down what the republican presidential candidates are saying. >> the reason advertising is working is because it is fact-based. if i was going to do an ad for a candidate to getless scrutiny than if i was doing an ad for a candy bar. >> i was not seen this campaign because of the campaign finance component. >> the most frightening supreme court decision ever, a rich guy's vote counts more. >> the super pacs don't have to contribute or say who is contributing to them in realtime. >> that's scary stuff. >> americans are disportion gnat ly feeling this. >> at the end of the day, can i get a job? can i put a roof over my head? >> most people vote with their pocketbooks. >> most people want to be left alone and maybe have a beer at the end of the day. >> so it is almost
i think rick santorum is a weaker general election nominee than mitt romney. it's easier for him to make his way to the middle than it is for rick santorum to make his way to the middle. >> you see voters coming back and saying, well, i don't know. then some of them are saying, look, i just can't get down what the republican presidential candidates are saying. >> the reason advertising is working is because it is fact-based. if i was going to do an ad for a candidate to getless...
155
155
May 6, 2012
05/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 155
favorite 0
quote 0
because romney has spent the last two years debating republicans underestimate romney because romney has spent two years debating and president obama has not. he may be an underdog, but president obama has a lot of problems he's addressed between here and november. >> what do you think of this, jan? is it just a night over semantics and do you worry as well about the white house making hey omak making hay out of something that maybe was misspeaking, maybe it was a certain qualificatioquali. >> this is a statement in a long laundry list of statements mitt romney has made that show he's out of touch with the challenges people are facing. more importantly, nothing about his record or policies contradict this statement or the perception of him that he's out of touch whether it's fighting for tax cuts to the highest income or supporting a budget plan that would dramatically cut head start. that's the issue and that's what the race is about. >> okay. sit tight. patricia, you're first after the break. coming back with the mid three. a grateful 9/11 family member who thanks president obama f
because romney has spent the last two years debating republicans underestimate romney because romney has spent two years debating and president obama has not. he may be an underdog, but president obama has a lot of problems he's addressed between here and november. >> what do you think of this, jan? is it just a night over semantics and do you worry as well about the white house making hey omak making hay out of something that maybe was misspeaking, maybe it was a certain...
109
109
May 12, 2012
05/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 109
favorite 0
quote 0
what we're seeing more and more, governor romney is not going to get tangled up in this debate. he's focused on what people are concerned with. who is the best person to get us out of this economic slump? and more people trust governor romney to help turn the economy around and create jobs and create an environment for businesses to grow and people to prosper. that's how he'll attract moderates and independents and the strong social conservatives. >> you're suggesting the social issues like this are not going to be as important to them as the economy? >> jobs and the economy are the top issues in this election. this will be a referendum on president obama's record. and he has a record of failure. his policies have failed to make things better for the american people. this is a distraction. as we get closer to november, if we continue to have high unemployment, we have gas prices at the prices that they are now, people will come out resoundingly for governor romney and trust that he will turn the economy around. >> gas prices have dropped five weeks in a row. does the president r
what we're seeing more and more, governor romney is not going to get tangled up in this debate. he's focused on what people are concerned with. who is the best person to get us out of this economic slump? and more people trust governor romney to help turn the economy around and create jobs and create an environment for businesses to grow and people to prosper. that's how he'll attract moderates and independents and the strong social conservatives. >> you're suggesting the social issues...
145
145
Dec 9, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 145
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> congressman is going to struggle with the numbers as mitt romney did during the debates. they don't add up. if you don't increase the tax rates on the highest 2%, you cannot generate enough revenue for deficit reduction. unfortunately, the changes in the tax code, which is republicans want to turn to will increase taxes and cut tax deductions for the middle class americans. >> all right. joining me now, contributing editor for the daily beast. we just heard from democratic senator there. does that sound like any progress has been made? as we talk about 23 days, that doesn't take into account we are looking at december 21st. if you happen to watch that on television, it looks like both sides are hardening. the cement is getting thicker. there's a growing recognition on the republican side that they have lost the debate over the higher tax rates and that those rates will go up. and there are lots of other tax increases that aren't getting the public attention. the rate at which capital gains are taxed. the rate that is paid on dividend income. i'm stumbling over my words be
. >> congressman is going to struggle with the numbers as mitt romney did during the debates. they don't add up. if you don't increase the tax rates on the highest 2%, you cannot generate enough revenue for deficit reduction. unfortunately, the changes in the tax code, which is republicans want to turn to will increase taxes and cut tax deductions for the middle class americans. >> all right. joining me now, contributing editor for the daily beast. we just heard from democratic...
151
151
Apr 8, 2012
04/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 151
favorite 0
quote 0
he wants to get some of that into the debate. he wants to he says force romney to be more conservative. but i don't think it really makes much sense to have an active candidacy if that's the only ostensible point of it i think the reason we're seeing him get so few votes in a lot of these primaries is the voters are recognizing it's sort of a candidacy in name only at this point. >> there are reports that the santorum camp is so desperate to work out the delegate math that they went to the texas gop and they asked to make the state winner take all rather than proportional. first up, will the santorum camp be successful. and secondly, how desperate a move is that? >> i think it's a pretty desperate. it's hard to ask any state to change the rules of this state in the process. i think the first example of something similar coming to mind is hubert humphrey trying to take california away from george mcgovern when he was going down in flames. it's not likely logistically the way to do this would be to get republican leaders in texas t
he wants to get some of that into the debate. he wants to he says force romney to be more conservative. but i don't think it really makes much sense to have an active candidacy if that's the only ostensible point of it i think the reason we're seeing him get so few votes in a lot of these primaries is the voters are recognizing it's sort of a candidacy in name only at this point. >> there are reports that the santorum camp is so desperate to work out the delegate math that they went to...
171
171
Feb 12, 2012
02/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
not only does he have to do well in the debate in arizona next week. not only has he set up this huge economic speech in michigan. he really needs to start assuaging this conservative issue. sarah palin this morning said i'm not yet convinced. he reel i has to start shutting that down a little bit and can't make mistakes with the way his campaign handled the income tax issue. >> i want you to answer quickly. how many candidates will make it to super tuesday. they've all vowed to. >> i think newt gingrich is still a question. what kind of resources he has. the santorum folks have raised a lot of money, they're liking polls in the field. the santorum super pac, the red, white and blue fund is liking the polls they're seeing in michigan. the point david just made, this is a state that could actually be favorable to rick santorum. >> okay. christina and david, good to see you both. >>> in the moment the latest if beverly hills on the passing of whitney houston. also ahead in office politic, harry smith on the issue of optimism in the battle for the white h
not only does he have to do well in the debate in arizona next week. not only has he set up this huge economic speech in michigan. he really needs to start assuaging this conservative issue. sarah palin this morning said i'm not yet convinced. he reel i has to start shutting that down a little bit and can't make mistakes with the way his campaign handled the income tax issue. >> i want you to answer quickly. how many candidates will make it to super tuesday. they've all vowed to. >>...
111
111
Feb 5, 2012
02/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 111
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm happy to have that debate with governor romney. >> dayoes this talk energize th gingrich supporters or do you think it can attract others to his cause important turn them away? >> i mean, to look at the big picture you have got newt gingrich saying he's going all the way to tampa which is -- like a -- football team starting out 1-4 on the season and saying winning the super bowl. we don't view that as terribly plausible. what he can do is create a lot of mischief and lot of headache for mitt romney. in theory, in theory only, there's still enough of an anti-romney vote out there that they could conceivably mount a real campaign but it is not going to newt. it is being carved up and more and more of it as we saw last night, nearly half of the vote is now going to romney. he can just make mitt romney's life miserable and prevent romney from focusing on obama. >> and now that all the gop candidates swept through town is there a sense that it is a state which went to barack obama by 12 percentage points in 2008, could flip to republicans in 2012? did no candidate leave a favorable impre
i'm happy to have that debate with governor romney. >> dayoes this talk energize th gingrich supporters or do you think it can attract others to his cause important turn them away? >> i mean, to look at the big picture you have got newt gingrich saying he's going all the way to tampa which is -- like a -- football team starting out 1-4 on the season and saying winning the super bowl. we don't view that as terribly plausible. what he can do is create a lot of mischief and lot of...
242
242
May 26, 2012
05/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 242
favorite 0
quote 0
anytime the debate is not about the economy, romney talks about the economy almost exclusively. and the president wants to talk about more divisive issues among republicans. >> one of the things that neither campaign seems to be really intent on discussing, mitt romney's time as governor of massachusetts, we have not heard a great deal of talk about that. why do you think that is, felicia? >> i think it's -- there are some good things in that record and there are some things he would probably rather not focus in on. i think many voters in massachusetts have mixed feeling about his time as governor there. on the one hand, democrats will point to the fact that as governor -- while romney was governor of massachusetts, the state was 47th in job creation. there are all kinds of statistics there that are not exactly a good one for romney. then his campaign counters that he created about 40,000 jobs as governor. i think it's something that they would just rather sort of move past that and it's an easier argument for him to make that when it comes to private sector job creation, that's
anytime the debate is not about the economy, romney talks about the economy almost exclusively. and the president wants to talk about more divisive issues among republicans. >> one of the things that neither campaign seems to be really intent on discussing, mitt romney's time as governor of massachusetts, we have not heard a great deal of talk about that. why do you think that is, felicia? >> i think it's -- there are some good things in that record and there are some things he...
203
203
Jun 3, 2012
06/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 203
favorite 0
quote 0
this will be a grand debate. not just a grand bargain. about the direction and focus of the country. >> to both of them i would say let's get past the noise. focus on what people want and how you're going to solve the problems. >> i would love to have you give me a pollster perspective. a new poll finds that president obama and mitt romney are dead even on who better understands the economy. it also finds a strong majority of voters think that the president better understands the problems faced by ordinary americans can. that tlans fehr to votes? or is it just people saying the president is a nice guy? >> it absolutely transfers to votes. what voters want to see is the intersection of policy and personality. they want someone who can relate to them. not just for relating sake, but also because they want policies that will help improve the situation in folks like that. and that's a real clear contrast between the president and mitt romney. not just that the president does a better job of receipting to voters on a human level better than mi
this will be a grand debate. not just a grand bargain. about the direction and focus of the country. >> to both of them i would say let's get past the noise. focus on what people want and how you're going to solve the problems. >> i would love to have you give me a pollster perspective. a new poll finds that president obama and mitt romney are dead even on who better understands the economy. it also finds a strong majority of voters think that the president better understands the...
159
159
Apr 22, 2012
04/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 159
favorite 0
quote 0
i would poll at 15% against obama and romney and i'll be on the national debate stage in the presidential debates. i think if that happens, given that 80% of americans right now are saying they would consider voting for a third-party candidate, i think anything is possible. and i believe that there will be only three candidates on the ballot in all 50 states, democrat, republican, libertarian. >> i would suggest getting on your running shoes, sir. the libertarian candidate for president, former new mexico governor, a popular one. >>> office politic with rachel maddow. and we're talking drinks, there's the alcohol in her hand right there. rachel is going to give us her recipe for her favorite morning drink, a lot of fun, so don't miss it. [ male announcer ] we asked real people if they'd help us with an experiment for febreze fabric refresher, they agreed. [ experimenter 1 ] relax, take some nice deep breaths. [ experimenter 2 ] at do you smell? lilac. clean. there's something that's really fresh. a little bit beach-y. like children's blankets. smells like home. [ experimenter 1 ] okay tak
i would poll at 15% against obama and romney and i'll be on the national debate stage in the presidential debates. i think if that happens, given that 80% of americans right now are saying they would consider voting for a third-party candidate, i think anything is possible. and i believe that there will be only three candidates on the ballot in all 50 states, democrat, republican, libertarian. >> i would suggest getting on your running shoes, sir. the libertarian candidate for president,...
208
208
Mar 3, 2012
03/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 208
favorite 0
quote 0
-- and the republican nomination is not yet decided. >> romney and arizona. he doesn't have a lock on it. i don't think he's going to be in a lock until at least some time in may and perhaps as late as early june when the last of the primaries and caucus -- i've heard you say things with the phrases and i was watching a clip with you and you talked about something being as black as a crow's wing. >> i talk the way people allow me to talk. instead of saying it's hot as hell today. it's hot as the laredo parking lot. i spoke on the air the way i was used to speaking and i came to the anchor chair, and i said what you can do is be the best dan rather you can be and if that's not good enough, then so be it, but be yourself, be who you want to be. >> and our "office politics" conversation continues tomorrow. you can watch dan rather reports on hd-net. up next, she got a call from president obama amid the rush limbaugh controversy, but should the president have called her? you're watching "weekends with alex witt." here, the landscaping business grows with snow. to
-- and the republican nomination is not yet decided. >> romney and arizona. he doesn't have a lock on it. i don't think he's going to be in a lock until at least some time in may and perhaps as late as early june when the last of the primaries and caucus -- i've heard you say things with the phrases and i was watching a clip with you and you talked about something being as black as a crow's wing. >> i talk the way people allow me to talk. instead of saying it's hot as hell today....
145
145
Apr 7, 2012
04/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 145
favorite 0
quote 0
debates? what are the credentials there for mitt romney? >> absolutely. a lot of the credentials have to do with what president obama has done in his years in office. a lot of people think he's been weak on foreign policy and make america weak as far as how it looks to the entire world. the challenge for governor romney is what he believes he should be doing in most of these -- >> chip, isn't it a little bit of a hard sell? >> the number one issue is going to be jobs and the economy. foreign policy, everyone wants to talk about who has foreign policy experience. but most people don't vote on that issue. but we have two wars going on, a lot of issues out there people care about. governor romney's talked about that a lot during this primary season. i think he's going to contrast with what the president's done. >> gentlemen, thank you so much. do you want to -- >> alex, osama bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. that says a lot about the president's foreign policy and his domestic polic
debates? what are the credentials there for mitt romney? >> absolutely. a lot of the credentials have to do with what president obama has done in his years in office. a lot of people think he's been weak on foreign policy and make america weak as far as how it looks to the entire world. the challenge for governor romney is what he believes he should be doing in most of these -- >> chip, isn't it a little bit of a hard sell? >> the number one issue is going to be jobs and the...
103
103
Apr 1, 2012
04/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 103
favorite 0
quote 0
this debate needs to happen so people have a bert idea of what's going on and i don't think mitt romney wants to have that conversation. >> can i ask both of you how much you think, regardless of how this turns out in june, how much you think this health care debate will be a topic come november? >> well, this is a very unpopular bill. doug can spin it any way he wants. what you have to remember is most people were happy with their health care coming into this and now it's turned upside down. a lot of analysts think at the end of the day the costs are going to be huge and add to the budget deficit as companies and whole industries opt out of the -- of their current health care to go into the government plan. this bill was put together with two ideas, one, to get a low cbo score in the senate and secondly to get enough votes to pass the senate. it was never intended to be law, but when the democrats lost their 60th vote, they had to go with this bill. usually you fix these bills in conference and make them connect. already three major parts of this bill have been undone by the congress,
this debate needs to happen so people have a bert idea of what's going on and i don't think mitt romney wants to have that conversation. >> can i ask both of you how much you think, regardless of how this turns out in june, how much you think this health care debate will be a topic come november? >> well, this is a very unpopular bill. doug can spin it any way he wants. what you have to remember is most people were happy with their health care coming into this and now it's turned...
112
112
Mar 25, 2012
03/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 112
favorite 0
quote 0
look, a couple of things, number one, for mitt romney, the other problem about the health care debate, is that it plays into whether you want to say flip-flop, etch-a-sketch, pick your campaign to you, it undermines his credibility. because he said one thing, then he did another. then he's saying this thing, but yet he had done another. that's really a fundamental problem. one of the things that's important to remember, it's the issues that matter absolutely. voters want to feel like can i trust you? are you honest and trustworthy, do i believe you're going to-day do what you say you're going to do. whether or not you agree with president obama, he's done what he said he was going to do. when it comes to the economy, all of the trends are moving in the right direction. and all that mitt romney is offering is really the same policies that got us into this and there's no sort of parallel universe where you can say, see, if we would have done it there way things would be so much better. instead what we know is by following those policies we got ourselves in trouble. i think that's where
look, a couple of things, number one, for mitt romney, the other problem about the health care debate, is that it plays into whether you want to say flip-flop, etch-a-sketch, pick your campaign to you, it undermines his credibility. because he said one thing, then he did another. then he's saying this thing, but yet he had done another. that's really a fundamental problem. one of the things that's important to remember, it's the issues that matter absolutely. voters want to feel like can i...